Chapman v. State

Pope, Judge.

Ivan Chapman brings this appeal from his conviction of abandonment under OCGA § 19-10-1. Held:

1. Appellant’s first enumeration cites as error the trial court’s denial of his plea in abatement challenging the jurisdiction of the court. He argues that any abandonment of his children on his part occurred in North Carolina, not in Georgia. “Before the State can convict of this offense, two things must affirmatively appear: (1) the wilful and voluntary abandonment of a child by its father; (2) the leaving of the child in a dependent and destitute condition. It is not only necessary…